People directory / Clergy and leadership
Clergy identity and office documented in archive; connection to this building needs context
Bishop Theophile Meerschaert
Clergy and leadership
What the reviewed record states
The clergy compilation identifies Meerschaert as the bishop preceding Kelley and notes his death in 1924. The archive contains a titled clergy folder and a portrait file.
Attributed account
His relationship to the founding parish and early diocesan administration is described in the clergy narrative, but no direct role in the 1924–26 church design is established by the reviewed items.
Open questions
Separate diocesan oversight before Kelley’s appointment from direct participation in the later Christ the King building commission.
Sources and research links
A linked folder is a finding aid or source location, not proof that every item in it has been reviewed. Descriptions distinguish source text from independent verification.